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CVE-2009-2471

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Description

The setTimeout function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly preserve object wrapping, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted call, related to XPCNativeWrapper.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/35914

http://secunia.com/advisories/35944

http://secunia.com/advisories/36005

http://secunia.com/advisories/36145

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-39.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460882

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10572

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2009-07-22

Updated: 2017-09-19

Type: NVD-CWE-Other

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: HIGH

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